‘Drug peddler’ killed in Chuadanga ‘gunfight’

A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight between a team of patrol police and a gang of drug peddlers in Ujalpur area of Chuadanga Sadar early Thursday.

The deceased was identified as Pappu Hossain, 30, son of Bazlur Rahman, a resident of Akandabaria village in the upazila.

Chuadanga police station officer-in-charge Delowar Hossain Khan said that a team of police was patrolling in Ujalpur area around 2:30am. At that time, a group of drug peddlers opened fire on the patrol police, prompting them to fire back that triggered a gunfight.

After the gunfight, police found the Pappu’s bullet wounds body lying on the land while his associates managed to flee from the spot.